1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état
Date8 February 1974
Location
Ouagadougou, Republic of Upper Volta
Result Coup attempt succeeds
Belligerents

Republic of Upper Volta Upper Volta

 Upper Voltan Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
Republic of Upper Volta Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
Prime Minister of Upper Volta
Republic of Upper Volta Joseph Ouédraogo
President of the National Assembly		 Gen. Sangoulé Lamizana
President of Upper Volta

The 1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in the Republic of Upper Volta on 8 February 1974.[1][2]

The coup was effectively a self-coup, orchestrated by President General Sangoulé Lamizana (in office since the 1966 coup), against the RDA-led government of Prime Minister Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, formed following the 1970 parliamentary election.[3]

Lamizana announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and the suspension of the Constitution, adopted following the 1970 constitutional referendum. He subsequently appointed himself as the new Prime Minister, in a government comprising 11 military officers and 4 civilians.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Army Takes Over in Upper Volta". The New York Times. February 9, 1974. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ Thomas A. Johnson (March 10, 1974). "UPPER VOLTA COUP TYPICAL IN AFRICA". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Elections in Burkina Faso African Elections Database
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